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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1HGCM56824A••••••2004 Honda ACCORD
That is about average for the 2004 Honda ACCORD — 4 complaints per build across 218 builds.
6on this build
871on the model
218builds in total
1involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 2Service Brakes 1Hydraulic 1Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashMay 2017
Takata recall. Our son was involved in an accident with an 18-wheeler on an interstate highway as a front-seat passenger in our 2004 accord last week and his airbag did not deploy but the driver-side bag did deploy and caused harm to the driver who wound up having his lip sewn…
Power TrainAug 2011
Transmission failure - started as a vibration around 60 to 65 mph. Dealer assessed and indicated the transmission needs to be replaced at only 78000 miles
VisibilityJun 2010
The contact owns a 2004 honda accord. While traveling at 35 mph during rainy weather, the windshield wipers would not engage. The vehicle was taken to a local repairs facility where the contact was informed that the windshield motor would need to be replaced. There were no prior…
EquipmentMay 2010
The contact owns a 2004 honda accord. The contact noticed that the hvac controls failed, making it impossible to see at since the defrost also failed to function. The dealer was notified, but offered no assistance. The manufacturer had been contacted, but offered no assistance…
Service BrakesMar 2005
Rear brake pad replacement at 14,000 miles. Service indicates 2 milimeters left on rear pads. Despite service stating 60% of braking is done by front brakes the rear need replacing. Additionally, driving habits also contributed to this. I own other honda's and vehicles where my…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGCM56824A137275 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.